Foodborne Clostridium perfringens intoxication

**Long definition:** This refers to a gastrointestinal illness caused by eating foods contaminated with toxins produced by Clostridium perfringens [Clostridium welchii], characterized by sudden onset of colic followed by diarrhoea; nausea is common, vomiting and fever are usually absent. Generally a mild disease of short duration- 1 day or less – and rarely fatal in previously healthy people.

**Inclusions:** - enteritis necroticans - foodborne Clostridium welchii intoxication